Review: Record Research Lab Shine Ola CD\DVD\SACD cleaner Tweak

I have to agree... I've been really impressed with Shine-Ola. Was previously using a Yamamura CD treatment, but it left a residue that would begin to appear after a few weeks. After using Shine-Ola for a few months, there is no trace of any residue and, as you say, the improvement in sound is definitely noticeable.

Eric, what about the Record Research LP cleaner you took home last night from our music session?

Have you tried it on those recently acquired classical LP's?

Albert--

The RRL cleaners are incredible! Was searching around for a review that I could add on to, but came up empty. So, I started one over in the tweaks section. Thanks again!

-Eric

Ditto, it's the only thing I've ever tried that really works. Also, their cloth really doesn't scratch the surface. I'll never burn another disc without cleaning it first, it really makes more of a difference to pre-clean before burning it. We have several Shinolas around the studio. My friends at Diversity Records turned me on to it, they use it for all their CDR releases!
K. Gray

Having ruined CD's years ago following Sam Telligs suggestion to use Armor All, I'd decided to forget using anything petroleum based on my discs.

A friend dropped by with his latest discovered tweak, Shine Ola. He told me it was safe to use, was alcohol and oil free and wouldn't etch my discs, so I decided to give it a try. I cleaned a CD as he sat on the listening couch just smiling. Wow! I had to rush over and turn down the volume of the preamp. I'm not sure if Shine Ola is improving the dynamics that much or if it is just making the disc easier to read, but it is a noticeable increase in volume. Did anyone else notice this?

Anyway, Shine Ola really improves the sound of any disc, CD's, or SACD's. It even works on DVD's at home. Instead of returning to the rental outfit with unplayable DVD's, I can now clean them and watch the movie. Highly recommended.